Past News
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru
June 19, 2019
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) with the collaboration of Purdue University will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru. The Dean of UNSA, Rohel Sánchez, indicated that the Center will develop policies towards sustainable food security, and the priority of the Center will be with water safety and quality. In addition, the Center will contribute to the ongoing research projects in collaboration with the Purdue Arequipa-Nexus Institute and UNSA to investigate solutions for soil health, improvement of agriculture practices and air quality in Arequipa, Peru.
The National University of Saint Agustine (UNSA) will have the only building powered by solar energy in Peru
June 13, 2019
Purdue Professors William Hutzel, Mechanical Engineering and Mark Zimpfer, Polytechnic Institute are leading the project Net Energy Zero with researchers from UNSA to take advantage of Arequipa's sunny weather to create building powered by solar energy.
Postharvest Management and Technologies Workshop
April 15, 2019
The members of the Nexus project: Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru (CAST-PHS), hosted a workshop on postharvest technologies. The workshop took place on April 15, 2019 at the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa, Peru and was directed to train UNSA faculty members and their students who will work on ongoing research activities.
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SWAT Application in the Arequipa Region - Aplicación de SWAT en la Region de Arequipa
March 21, 2019
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
Organized by the Arequipa Nexus Institute
Sustainable Water Management Project
Energy demand, sources will change with Indiana’s climate
February 19, 2019
Hoosiers will heat homes and businesses less but rely more on air conditioning as Indiana’s climate warms. They’ll also get more of their energy from natural gas and renewable sources as those become more cost-effective throughout the rest of the century. That’s according to the latest Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment report, “Climate Change and Indiana’s Energy Sector,” released Tuesday (Feb. 19). The Purdue Climate Change Research Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park coordinates the IN CCIA, which includes researchers from dozens of Indiana universities and stakeholder groups. A video highlighting key findings of the report can be found at https://youtu.be/6bKdcaQuzWc.
Third annual Discovery Park Convergence Conference set for Jan. 24
December 20, 2018
Discovery Park will hold its third annual Conference on Convergence and the Future of Research on Jan. 24. The event, which is free and open to the public, will run 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. It will include a Lunch and Learn with Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship students and a series of Voss Talks (TED-style talks) presented by the winners of Discovery Park’s Big Idea Challenge, followed by a panel discussion. A reception for speakers and attendees will take place after the discussion.
Third annual Discovery Park Convergence Conference set for Jan. 24
Research Study Abroad Experience in Peru
December 3, 2018
A series of short presentations and demonstrations at Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa (UNSA) and Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) will be part of the visits. Objectives: To develop a deep understanding of renewable energy as well as other potential sources of energy for Peru. To learn to integrate wind energy, solar systems with water nexus, storage, irrigation or other areas (e.g., agriculture), economics and policy. Evaluate the history of Incas Empire in terms of engineering, energy and sustainability.
Filley named director of Discovery Park’s Center for the Environment
November 13, 2018
Timothy Filley, professor of geochemistry and soil science in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and the Department of Agronomy, has been named as the new director of Discovery Park's Center for the Environment. His appointment began Sunday (Nov. 11).
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Ebert selected as interim director for CERIAS in Discovery Park
October 29, 2018
David Ebert, Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue, will serve as interim director of Discovery Park's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, effective Nov. 1. CERIAS is widely considered as one of the world's leading centers for research and education in areas of information security that are crucial to the protection of critical computing and communication infrastructure. A multifaceted approach combines technical strength with ethical, legal, educational, economic, linguistic and communication expertise to create a cross-disciplinary team composed of six colleges and more than 20 departments across the Purdue campus.
Ebert selected as interim director for CERIAS in Discovery Park
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Zanotti for receiving the Purdue University Faculty Scholar Award!
October 18, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Zanotti for receiving the Purdue University Faculty Scholar Award!
